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Declining crowds in the English Premier League have been attributed to unspectacular play and high ticket prices: "When somebody buys a ticket and spends 50, 60 or 70 pounds [$90, $108 or $126], it is not because he wants to be bored," says Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger. English Premier League goalscoring is down to an […]

New England's Taylor Twellman notched his 15th goal of the season in last weekend's 5-4 loss to the MetroStars, whose double strike by Youri Djorkaeff put the Frenchman among MLS's top 10 scorers with nine goals. Twellman has five regular-season games left to score five goals and become the first player to reach the 20-goal […]

The USA won its second straight game at the Under-17 World Championship Tuesday with a 3-1 win over Italy. The U.S. victory, coupled with North KoreaÆs 3-0 win over Ivory Coast, clinched first place and a berth in the quarterfinals. It marked the fifth time in 11 appearances the Americans have reached the quarterfinals. The […]

The following is the Soccer America College Men's Top 25 with records through Sept. 18. TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. New Mexico (6-0-0) 2 2. North Carolina (5-0-1) 3 3. Maryland (5-1-0) 6 4. California (5-0-1) 8 5. Indiana (4-0-2) 4 6. St. JohnÆs (4-1-1) 9 7. Duke (4-1-0) 10 8. Creighton (4-0-1) 11 9. […]

The following is the Soccer America College Women's Top 25 with records through Sept. 18. TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (8-0-0) 1 2. Portland (8-0-0) 2 3. Penn State (8-0-0) 3 4. UCLA (7-1-0) 6 5. Notre Dame (7-1-0) 5 6. Santa Clara (5-1-1) 4 7. Duke (6-0-1) 7 8. Boston College (6-0-0) […]

Winners: The U.S. U-17s boys hung on for a 3-2 victory over North Korea in their opening game of the U-17 World Cup in Peru. Ryan Soroka, Kyle Nakazawa and Preston Zimmerman scored for the USA, which got all three goals off balls into the box that the shaky Korean defense was unable to clear. […]

Last week in Belgium, Roeselare goalkeeper Juergen Sierens held on to the ball after a tough challenge by Charleroi striker Sebastien Chabaud. Incorrectly assuming he was awarded a free kick, Sierens put the ball on the ground and backed up to take the kick. That's when Charleroi's Francois Sterchele came forward and shot the ball […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) MONDAY, Sept. 19 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL English Premier League ARSENAL-EVERTON (live), 3 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL English Premier League ARSENAL-EVERTON (live), 3 pm. GALAVISION U-17 World Championship MEXICO-AUSTRALIA (delay), 7 pm ET/PT. TUESDAY, Sept. 20 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL […]

Sept. 14 N.C. State 2 (King 70, Cisse 90) #3 North Carolina 2 (Hunter, 75 90) (OT). (El Hadj CisseÆs tying goal comes with 5-10th of a second left in regulation). #12 Virginia 4 (Reyering 16, Cristman 64, Holder 72, Milkosevic 89) Longwood 0. #25 Old Dominion 4 (Banks 51, Cvilikas 57, 83, Fazlic pen. […]

Quarterfinals, First Leg Sept. 16 Portland 0 Seattle 1 (Levesque 2). Richmond 0 Vancouver 0. Quarterfinals, Second Leg Sept. 18 Seattle 2 (Levesque 5, 54) Portland 0. (Seattle wins 3-0 on aggregate.) Vancouver 0 Richmond 0. (Aggregate: 0-0; Richmond wins 5-4 on penalties.)

Sept. 12 BYU 1 (Beck 26) #24 Texas 0. Sept. 14 Brown 0 #9 Boston College 1 (Reyes 53). #12 California 3 (Cabello 15, Clute 28, 31) Pacific 0. Sept. 15 Harvard 1 (Keeley 83) #20 Ohio State 0. Sept. 16 #1 North Carolina 3 (Chalupny 19, Tarpley 58, Hardman 75) San Diego 0. #24 […]

MLS Statistics (through Sept. 18) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS New England 15-6-6 51 D.C. United 14-9-5 47 Chicago 14-10-3 45 Kansas City 11-7-10 43 Metrostars 10-7-10 40 Columbus 9-14-3 30 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS San Jose 15-4-8 53 FC Dallas 11-9-6 39 Los Angeles 11-11-6 39 Colorado 9-13-4 31 Real Salt Lake […]

MLS Summaries (Sept. 17-18) Sept. 17 in Columbus Columbus 1 Chicago 2. Goals: Cameron (Martino, Elliott) 80; Rolfe 5, Rolfe (Herron, Pause) 84. Columbus – Walker, Marshall, Fraser, Schulte (Buddle, 57), Hejduk, Elliott, Vasquez (Wingert, 46+), Henderson (Cameron, 78), Martino, Wolyniec, Glen. Chicago – Thornton, Pause, Caballero, Curtin, Segares, Mapp (Marsch, 86), Armas, Thiago, Guerrero, […]

All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change. MONDAY, Sept. 19 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL English Premier League ARSENAL-EVERTON (live), 3 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL English Premier League MANCHESTER C.-BOLTON (delay), 2 am. English Premier League ARSENAL-EVERTON (live), 3 pm. GALAVISION U-17 […]

U.S. Coach John Hackworth On getting the win: ôIt was our first game in the World Championship and we came away with three points, so we accomplished our goal. IÆm proud of the guysÆ effort today, but we can play much better and weÆre going to have to if we want to progress in this […]

It was hardly an impressive U.S. team that took to the field for the first time Estadio Elias Aguirre Romero in Chiclayo, Peru, at the 2005 Under-17 World Championship, but John HackworthÆs boys hung on for a 3-2 victory over North Korea. Ryan Soroka, Kyle Nakazawa and Preston Zimmerman scored the USA, which got all […]

By Ridge Mahoney Soccer America Magazine Real Salt Lake forward Clint Mathis wonÆt be on the traveling squad for SundayÆs match against FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park and according to a source had been barred from team training sessions for the past week. General manager Steve Pastorino confirmed in a telephone conversation Friday afternoon […]

By Mike Woitalla Soccer America Magazine Five of the players who saw action for the USA when it clinched a World Cup ticket with a 2-0 win over Mexico were veterans of a U-17 World Cup. Does that mean we will be seeing, as we watch this year's American team at the U-17 finals in […]

The MLS transfer window closed last Thursday. Here's who came and went: CHICAGO: Signed midfielder Andy Rosenband, 24, to a developmental contract. The Chicago product played indoor ball in 2004. CHIVAS USA: Aquired Mexican league veterans Francisco Palencia and Juan Pablo Garcia, who each scored in their August debut, and Mexican keeper Sergio Garcia, who […]

Coach John Hackworth picked 20 players to represent the United States at the 2005 Under-17 World Championship in Peru. It marked the 11th straight trip to the world championships at this age level for the United States, the only country to participate every time. By Paul Kennedy, Managing Editor Soccer America Magazine Kevin Alston (Potomac […]

Sept. 12 BYU 1 (Beck 26) #24 Texas 0. Sept. 14 Brown 0 #9 Boston College 1 (Reyes 53). #12 California 3 (Cabello 15, Clute 28, 31) Pacific 0. Sept. 15 Harvard (Keeley 83) #20 Ohio State 0. Sept. 16 #1 North Carolina vs. San Diego (Duke adidas Classic) #24 Texas vs. #2 Portland #4 […]

Sept. 14 N.C. State 2 (King 70, Cisse 90) #3 North Carolina 2 (Hunter, 75 90) (OT). (El Hadj CisseÆs tying goal comes with 5-10th of a second left in regulation). #12 Virginia 4 (Reyering 16, Cristman 64, Holder 72, Milkosevic 89) Longwood 0. #25 Old Dominion 4 (Banks 51, Cvilikas 57, 83, Fazlic pen. […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) FRIDAY, Sept. 16 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL Men's College Soccer PENN STATE-UCLA (live), 8 pm. FOX COLLEGE SPORTS ATLANTIC/SUN SPORTS Women's College FLORIDA-FLORIDA ST (live) 8 pm. GALAVISION U-17 World Championship URUGUAY-MEXICO (delay), 7 pm ET/PT. SETANTA SPORTS USA English […]

Winners: HERCULEZ GOMEZ, who scored twice last weekend in MLS play and the Open Cup quarterfinal, hit two again as Los Angeles downed USL1 club Minnesota, 5-2, in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals. Minnesota had reached the semis by eliminating three MLS teams: Real Salt Lake, Kansas City and Colorado. In the other semifinal, FC […]

Open Cup, Semifinals Sept. 14 in Frisco, Texas Dallas (MLS) 1 (OÆBrien, 20) Chicago (MLS) 0. FC Dallas – Garlick, Rhine (Gbandi 91+), Jolley, Vanney, Wagenfuhr, O'Brien, Valakari, Wilson (Talley, 80), Nunez (Pitchkolan, 69), Mina (Moor, 61), Ruiz. Chicago – Thornton, Pause (Sanneh 70), Caballero, Segares, Guerrero, Thorrington (Johnson, 81), Armas, Marsch (Thiago 63), Mapp, […]